Media Arts Facilitator

El Puente; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

El Puente in Brooklyn, NY is seeking a part-time Media Arts Facilitator for its Beacon program at M.S. 50.

You will lead hands-on workshops in filmmaking, photography, and digital art for diverse youth, helping them develop technical skills and tell stories in their own voices. The role emphasizes culturally responsive instruction, collaboration with staff and teaching artists, safe workshop environments, and opportunities for youth projects to be shared with families and the wider community.

Qualifications

• Two years or more of relevant experience facilitating arts activities for youth with varying learning needs.
• Proficiency in filmmaking, photography, or digital art to teach foundational skills and connect projects to social justice.
• Ability to lead and supervise youth groups, communicate with families and staff, and collaborate with teaching artists.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead culturally responsive workshops in filmmaking, photography, and digital art exploring culture, identity, and social justice.
• Guide youth from idea to production, editing, and presentation while emphasizing responsible recording and sharing practices.
• Maintain a safe, welcoming workshop environment and supervise classroom assistants when available.
• Collaborate with Beacon staff and other El Puente sites on youth projects, screenings, and community events.

Skills

Filmmaking

Photography

Digital Art

Youth facilitation

Curriculum adaptation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Video editing

Job description

About El PuenteEl Puente is a human rights institution founded in 1982 with a mission to inspire and nurture leadership for peace and justice. Based in New York City and Puerto Rico, El Puente supports community-led movements for self-determination through youth and community development, arts and cultural organizing, education, and civic engagement.El Puente is rooted in the belief that young people are leaders, artists, organizers, and agents of change. Its Youth Leadership Centers bring together arts for social change, academic enrichment, and leadership development through a membership model. Young people participate regularly, build relationships with peers and mentors, and use the arts to explore and respond to issues that affect their communities.The OpportunityEl Puente is seeking a Media Arts Facilitator to lead hands-on workshops in filmmaking, photography, and digital art at its Beacon program at M.S. 50. The facilitator will help young people build technical skills, tell stories in their own voices, and use media to explore culture, identity, and social justice.This position is ideal for a teaching artist who enjoys working directly with young people, can adapt instruction to different learning needs and abilities, and wants to collaborate with artists across disciplines. Through workshops and youth-led projects, the facilitator will create opportunities for members to develop their ideas and share their work with peers, families, and the wider community.The RoleThe Media Arts Facilitator works with Beacon staff to help youth members develop original media projects from concept through presentation. The facilitator also works with teaching artists across El Puente sites on Art-ivation projects that engage young people and families in arts and social justice work.Key ResponsibilitiesMedia Arts Instruction and Youth DevelopmentPlan and lead culturally responsive workshops in filmmaking, photography, and digital art that explore culture, identity, and social justice. Set clear learning goals and adapt activities to members’ ages, interests, abilities, and experience, drawing on El Puente’s Creative Justice Approach and Art-ivation process.Guide members from developing their ideas through production, editing, and presentation. Teach responsible recording and sharing practices, and give young people a say in the stories they tell and how they share them.Maintain a safe, welcoming workshop environment through active supervision. Assign responsibilities to classroom assistants when available.Collaboration and Program OperationsPrepare workshop materials, maintain shared equipment, and communicate participant needs or concerns to Beacon staff.Collaborate with Beacon staff and teaching artists across El Puente sites on youth projects, screenings, exhibitions, and community events.Key QualificationsRequired QualificationsAt least two years of relevant experience, including facilitating arts activities for young people with different learning needs, abilities, and levels of experience.Proficiency in filmmaking, photography, digital art, or a related media arts discipline, with the ability to teach foundational skills and connect projects to social justice.Ability to lead and supervise youth groups, communicate with families and staff, and collaborate with teaching artists across disciplines.Compensation$35.00 per hourEqual Employment OpportunityEl Puente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve.We strongly encourage applications from Black, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrant, LGBTQIA+, and other historically underrepresented communities. We value lived experience, community leadership, multilingualism, and cultural knowledge as essential assets in advancing our mission of youth leadership, justice, and community transformation.If you enjoy making media with young people and helping them tell stories that matter to them, we encourage you to apply.Schedule and LocationThis is a part-time, in-person position at El Puente Beacon at M.S. 50 in Brooklyn, New York. The position starts at 10 hours per week.Mondays and Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m.Preferred QualificationsBachelor’s degree. Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish. Experience in after-school or community-based youth programs, youth-led showcases, or arts-based community organizing.